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Great article by Joshua Odmark. Read the whole article here: http://searchengineland.com/top-10-reasons-your-website-should-go-mobile-32566 Here is the summary: – Google has a separate index for mobile content. – Your regular website is not going to cut it on mobile devices. – 1/5 of Americans access the mobile web each day (that’s 20% !). – Mobile web will overtake … Continue reading Top 10 Reasons for Having a Mobile Website

Have you ever wondered how many local searches per month are on Google? The Comscore Search report for June 2012 shows Google had 11.44 billion searches. Google has said about 20% of all search is local, indicating approximately 2,280,000,000 searches in the U.S. on Google were local in nature. Including all of the search engines and assuming the same percentage … Continue reading How Many Local Searches Per Month on Google?

Businesses targeting geographical areas benefit greatly from a listing in Google Maps or Google Places, which has morphed into Google Plus. Many businesses I have worked with have received phone calls from people saying they are “with Google” and their Google listing will expire if they don’t renew, or that they are not listed in … Continue reading How Much Does A Google Maps Listing Cost?

Business owners know how vital a top ranked listing in Google Maps can be, it is literally the lifeblood of many local businesses. But many businesses are on the outside looking in wondering how they can get a Google Maps listing with a balloon next to it so local prospects can find them online. They … Continue reading Google Maps Mistakes for Local Business SEO

Online marketing has become one of the most complex and time consuming aspects of running a successful franchise system or company. The internet today is a place of great risk, where you can lose valuable time and money with the wrong strategies, but it’s also a place for the greatest opportunity. We’ve witnessed incredible changes … Continue reading Atlanta SEO Guru Discusses SEO and Local Search

Google recently released a new feature to show if a site is “mobile friendly”. Google’s new ‘Mobile-friendly’ label that may be included in mobile search results for websites that qualify for it without the website owner doing any additional work. Here is a screen shot of a search result for Mashable.com Any website owner can … Continue reading Is Your Website Mobile Friendly?

As a business owner, you probably get solicitation daily from companies selling advertising opportunities. I’m also guessing you’ve gotten an email like this one: I’ve responded to emails like this to see what they have to offer. In every case, they actually did not have any data whatsoever about the website I was calling … Continue reading SEO Emails – Don’t Fall for It